DILLON CONSULTING LIMITED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Main Authors: Dillon Consulting, Limited Department Indian, Northern Affairs Canada
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Dillon; Yellowknife
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.199.8917; http://nwt-tno.inac-ainc.gc.ca/giant/pdf/rpts/D04-FB_e.pdf

(DIAND) to assess and prepare a report on the current market, technology and feasibility for managing arsenic trioxide currently stored underground at the Giant Mine site in Yellowknife. The report is not intended to be a detailed assessment but is to provide indications of current technologies, first order estimates and initial economic requirements for the Departments planning purposes. Information was obtained from several sources. The Internet was a primary source for initial information pertaining to companies handling arsenic trioxide in some capacity which then directed further inquiries. Information accuracy was confirmed by contacting named companies directly and by cross checking with government databases. The U.S. Geological Survey Web site contained a large quantity of current information regarding the economics, usage and the outlook for arsenic as a marketable commodity. The Economics of Arsenic, 1990 edition, published by Roskill Information Services in the UK was another useful source of data for all aspects of arsenic trioxide usage. Technical information on the processing and handling of arsenic trioxide was extracted from case studies and scientific reports authored by various groups. The prospect of selling arsenic trioxide on the open market looks hopeful. Arsenic trioxide has been used for many purposes in the past including: agricultural chemicals (pesticides and herbicides), wood